Ashes of dreams (1991)

Movie №52194, 2 parts, Duration: 0:18:38
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About the works of the Swiss sculptor and philosopher Jean Tinguely.

Reel №1

Dump, people wandering, birds flying.

Panorama of the dump.

Abandoned locomotive.

Newsreel: A man throws coal into the locomotive's firebox with a shovel.

Clouds of steam hit the wheels of a carriage.

Locomotive whistle.

The wheels start moving.

Racing cars rush along the track.

A fighter jet taking off from an aircraft carrier.

A train rushes (shot from under the wheels).

Masterpieces of art flash by quickly: paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, El Greco, Titian, Gauguin, Picasso, Dali, Malevich and others.

Fountains in Peterhof.

Sculptures of the Friendship of Nations fountain at VDNKh.

A flock of pigeons takes off in the park, a panorama of the unusual fountain by Jean Tinguely.

Poster "Jean Tinguely.

Exhibition of Works".

Portraits and photographs of the Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

The building of the Central House of Artists in Moscow.

Press conference on the occasion of the opening of the Jean Tinguely exhibition in Moscow.

The speaker at the microphone (synchronously), the hall full of spectators.

Jean Tinguely stands with a bouquet of flowers.

Applause from those present.

The spectators examine the constructions of Jean Tinguely.

Close-up: the sculptures consist of moving elements (kinetic art).

Interview with Jean Tinguely (synchronously) about his creative path.

Compositions of Jean Tinguely dedicated to Malevich, Kandinsky Photo by Jean Tinguely.

In a Swiss park, a construction with moving parts.

Spectators: adults and children look at the kinetic sculpture.

A man on a bicycle with a child attached to his back Children and adults at the exhibition of works by the Swiss sculptor.

Newsreel: Collision of cars in a car race, some are turned into scrap metal.

A press for recycling cars.

Keywords

Metamechanics

Persons:

Jean Tinguely -- Swiss sculptor

representative of kinetic art.

Shooting locations:

Moscow Switzerland Peterhof

Reel №2

A panorama of a flower bed, a bicycle parking lot.

An old-style tram is driving down a street in a Swiss city.

A skateboarder is riding a rollerboard, trying to do tricks.

Fountains made from kinetic constructions by Jean Tinguely.

Jean Tinguely with drawings in his hands on the street near his car.

Jean Tinguely's friend, photographer Leonardo Bezzola, talks about the sculptor's drawings and messages that cover all the walls.

Photographs of Jean Tinguely, including those in Moscow.

At the exhibition, viewers (adults and children) look at Jean Tinguely's kinetic sculptures, which include children's toys.

Photographs of Jean Tinguely.

Figures by Jean Tinguely, some of which use water.

Viewers examine the constructions.

Jean Tinguely walks between his works.

Newsreel: The movement of train wheels.

Car races, a car catches fire from a collision.

A stunt car jumps over a row of cars.

A stratospheric balloon burns in the air.

The train is moving (shot from under the wheels).

The locomotive whistle.

A collision ("head-on") of two locomotives, a fire.

Bombs fall from an airplane, explosions on the ground.

Houses are destroyed, fall.

An airplane falls to the ground, explodes.

People walk around a landfill.

Keywords

Metamechanics

Persons:

Jean Tinguely -- Swiss sculptor

representative of kinetic art.

Shooting locations:

Switzerland

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